---
name: "Curse of Wizardry"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "ROE"
set_name: "Rise of the Eldrazi"
collector_number: "104"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Kekai Kotaki"
oracle_id: "e0d78210-ba85-439f-bf1f-92ef80b6030d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/curse-of-wizardry-roe"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Curse of Wizardry
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
As this enchantment enters, choose a color.
Whenever a player casts a spell of the chosen color, that player loses 1 life.

> *"We must all push through the pain to heal our world."
—Ayli, Kamsa cleric*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Circle of Affliction](/printing/circle-of-affliction-plc.md) — Enchantment
2. [Harsh Judgment](/printing/harsh-judgment-inv.md) — Enchantment
3. [Blind Seer](/printing/blind-seer-inv.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Jeweled Torque](/printing/jeweled-torque-mmq.md) — Artifact
5. [Mangara's Equity](/printing/mangaras-equity-mir.md) — Enchantment
6. [Curse of Silence](/printing/curse-of-silence-dbl.md) — Enchantment — Aura Curse

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #104
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Kekai Kotaki
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`